Surry Central typically has all the answers at home, but on Tuesday Forbush proved too difficult a challenge. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 win over the Surry Central Golden Eagles. For the Falcons, this counts as revenge for the 3-2 defeat the Golden Eagles walked away with the last time they faced one another back in September.
Forbush was staring down a 2-1 deficit headed into the fourth set, but they rallied to take the next two for the win. The match finished with set scores of 27-29, 25-19, 22-25, 25-18, 15-12.
Forbush found their leader in underclassman Karly Berrier, who had 29 digs and two aces. That's the most aces Berrier has posted in her last eight games.
Surry Central's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Presley Smith, who had 19 kills, 11 digs, and two blocks, and Lily Oneal, who had six kills and 53 assists. Smith is crushing it when it comes to kills: she's had at least five every time she's taken the court this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Caroline Scott, who had 15 digs.
Forbush is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 13-5 record this season. As for Surry Central, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 14-4.
Forbush didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 3-0 loss against East Surry on the 3rd. Surry Central has also already played their next match, a 3-1 defeat against North Wilkes on the 3rd.
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